Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sits down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This time:

• Theological reflections on the horrendous Texas flooding.
• 12-year-old school girl sent home for celebrating Britain in Culture Celebration Day.
• Update from Church of England's General Synod: Gay Marriage on the rocks; clergy pension boost; no discussion of Israel boycott; no to "assisted dying".

All that and much much more as ever!

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Church of England revs with a difference Tom Pelham and Jamie Franklin sit down to talk about the biggest stories in church and state. This time:

• Lily Allen jokes that she can't remember how many abortions she's had.
• Justin Welby at the Cambridge Union says he was being "thick" about gay marriage.
• Government announces employment benefit for women who have had miscarriages before 24 weeks.

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Church of England rev with a difference Jamie Franklin sat down to talk with scholar and author of God is an Englishman: Christianity and the Creation of England Bijan Omrani in a special live interview. In a wide-ranging conversation, topics covered included the following:

• English national identity and its interplay with the Church of England.
• The aesthetic of English spirituality and its importance for Modernity.
• The role of establishment and why it is worth retaining.
• The implications of demographic change and the rise of Islam for the English Church and society.

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